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Solano County, CA

Aggregated demographic, housing, and geographic context for the 15 ZIP codes inside Solano County, drawn from public Census ACS and SimpleMaps data.

ZIP codes
15
in this county
Total population
450,261
across all listed ZIPs
Cities
10
distinct city/town names
Avg density
611
people / sq mi
Avg median income
$97,870
household, ACS
Avg home value
$525,767
owner-occupied

ZIP codes in Solano County

ZIPCityPopulationDensityMedian income
94533 Fairfield 79,665 1,366 $84,907
95687 Vacaville 69,825 605 $104,135
94591 Vallejo 58,373 1,068 $104,567
95688 Vacaville 39,967 168
94534 Fairfield 39,318 196
94590 Vallejo 38,012 2,236
94589 Vallejo 31,033 2,115
94585 Suisun City 29,560 108
94510 Benicia 27,327 362
95620 Dixon 21,494 34
94571 Rio Vista 10,776 38
94535 Travis Afb 3,663 147
94592 Vallejo 1,096 53
95625 Elmira 152 64
94512 Birds Landing

About Solano County

Counties are the workhorse unit of American local government — they administer property taxes, run the courts and sheriff’s office, manage many road and library systems, and in much of the country they collect public health and zoning data that ZIP codes don’t. Solano County in California contains roughly 15 ZIP codes spread across 10 distinct cities and unincorporated communities, with an aggregate population of about 450,261. Reading those ZIPs together at the county level smooths over neighborhood-by-neighborhood noise and surfaces the broader economic and demographic shape of the area. For block-level detail, drill into any individual ZIP profile or compare against the wider California index.

The average density across listed ZIPs sits at roughly 611, which classifies the county overall as a small town environment. That label is a generalization — nearly every county contains both a relatively dense core and quieter outlying ZIPs, and the gap between them is often what determines where you actually want to live or open a business. Average median household income in our enriched ZIPs lands near $97,870, with average owner-occupied home values around $525,767; both numbers move dramatically as you cross from one ZIP to the next, so use the table above as a sorting tool, not a verdict.

If you’re moving into Solano County, the county itself is also where most of your real-life paperwork will land — vehicle registration, voter registration, property recording, and school district enrollment in many states. Knowing the county that contains your prospective ZIP makes it much easier to look up the right tax assessor, election office, or school district website. Our relocation guide walks through the order in which to tackle these handoffs after a move.

For service-area planning, the county is also where most US business licensing and many sales-tax rules are administered. Service businesses scoping Solano County should pair this aggregate view with the individual ZIP profiles to identify the densest, highest-income pockets first, then expand outward along whatever transportation corridor matches their delivery model.